Ted Lieu @tedlieu🔁A false statement to investigators is criminal only if it was material. If Rick Gates said he had lobster when it was twitter.com steak during dinner, that is not a crime. But the discussion with Manafort and Rep Rohrabacher at dinner was so significant that Gates wanted to hide it. Why?

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Elva Morris @elva_morris🔁9. What was the ongoing evidence of Carter Page’s cooperation with Russian agents? Who was Carter Page talking to well into 2017?

Elva Morris @elva_morris🔁7. Is it a coincidence that the Internet Research Agency organized a “Down with Hillary” rally in New York for the same day that Wikileaks dumped the DNC emails? Silvie Krebs @SilvijaKrebs🔁I laid-out 12 "known unknowns" in Bob Mueller's investigation now that Rick Gates has pleaded guilty. Here they are: Dawn Purnell @mrsdawnp🔁Rick Gates is now the 5th person who has plead guilty in the Mueller probe:• Gates• Flynn • Papadopoulos • Pinedo • Van Der Zwann

olirom @olirom🔁A false statement to investigators is criminal only if it was material. If Rick Gates said he had lobster when it was steak during dinner, that is not a crime. But the discussion with Manafort and Rep Rohrabacher at dinner was so significant that Gates wanted to hide it. Why?Kendall Egan @Kendall_K_Egan🔁Interesting side-note: Gates' lie involved a 2013 conversation between Manafort and Rohrabacher. This is the first time Rohrabacher's name is directly coming up in the Mueller probe (at least publicly) that I can remember. Deborah Nelson @Deborah05368898🔁Of the 32 counts on the indictment, Gates only has to plead guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud and False Statements. Mark this down, folks. Gates is givin' away the store!

Elva Morris @elva_morris🔁 4. What was in the Trump transition documents that so worried witnesses? wired.comJill Holler @JillHoller1🔁Today Rick Gates, Trump’s deputy campaign manager, pleaded guilty to conspiracy against the United States. How long will it take for Trump to say he doesn’t know Rick Gates?CaseyThurman @CaseyAlanThurm2🔁Rick Gates, the Deputy Campaign Chairman for the President of the United States, just pled DOWN to Conspiracy Against the United States. Let that sink in for a minute. Trump had at least one actual traitor to our country running his affairs.lier detector @nowak_walter🔁BANG! BOOM! KAPOW!

Trump's deputy campaign chairman flips! These crimes were not only durin' the campaign, but the transition.

W. David Stephenson @data4all🔁Rick Gates apparently made a false statement to the FBI this month—while he was already indicted, according to this criminal information filing. Dwight Winthrop @oricalenews🔁Mueller "is not going to tolerate any nonsense. The worst thing for Rick Gates right now would be to agree to cooperate, but then be found to be less than fully forthcoming."

– says about Mueller's charges against Gates, who finalized a plea deal.

nah @nahm315🔁Some reasons why the guilty plea by Rick Gates is a big deal:-He was the Deputy Campaign Manager for -He stayed on the campaign even after Manafort left-His guilty plea suggests Manafort is guilty-His guilty plea puts significant pressure on Manafort to flipJon Boley @BoleyGo🔁One of the charges Rick Gates is pleading guilty to is "Conspiracy against the US"It obviously means that there were co-ConspiratorsDennis Rivera @latino4america🔁The congressman named in the Gates criminal information document is Dana Rohrabacher, according to NBC News. Sandy @Sandy81798642🔁These Trump people are DUMB as door knobs. Who LIES during negotiations with a prosecutor when you know this prosecutor indicts for false statements? Definitely clarifies why Rick Gates' attorneys withdrew. Ethics rules. Srinath @sjramen🔁‘Please, I'll Tell You Everything,’ Whimpers Rick Gates After Mueller Threatens To Send Him Back To White House Meme Martin @MMart456🔁Rachel Maddow Makes The Rest Of The Media Look Clueless On The Rick Gates Guilty Plea via Keith Fitzgerald @keithmfitz🔁MUELLER PROBE by the numbers:- 19 indictments or pleas- 5 guilty pleas- 4 cooperatorsGuilty Pleas:- Rick Gates- George Papadopoulos- Ret. Gen. Michael Flynn- Richard “Ricky” Pinedo- Alex van der ZwaanNick @NickTho358🔁As the right still chants “Lock Her Up”, those on the right are actually on their way to being locked up!

Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates has plead guilty to charges of CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES

Maggie Fields @magsster1🔁Rick Gates pleads guilty; what does this mean for Trump administration? has the latest. abcn.wsmанкурт @mirrorballing🔁Breaking: Former Trump aide Rick Gates admits his false statement to the FBI came during a "proffer session with his counsel at [Mueller's] office."

So he LIED to them WHILE trying to cut a deal with Mueller.

(I reported that was the likely source of Count 2 earlier today...)

A Brandon @BrandonAZDB1234🔁The member of Congress appears have been Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), jokingly nicknamed “Putin’s favorite congressman” for his strong pro-Russia stance.

Dan Cieslak @dan_cieslak🔁BREAKING: Top Trump aide, Rick Gates, pleadsguilty to “Conspiracy Against the United States.”Trump, Kushner, your day is coming.mae hamilton @maehamilton1🔁Inside the Manafort money machine: A decade of influence-peddling, lavish spending and alleged fraud.Before they joined the Trump campaign, Paul Manafort and Rick Gates made millions from foreign dictators. Now they’re accused of fraud. Caren Frech @cbfrech🔁 In case you were wondering what’s new in the new Manafort indictment... lawfareblog.comCaren Frech @cbfrech🔁 Here's my review of the new information available in the Manafort-Gates superseding indictment: lawfareblog.comTee McFee @teeheeheemcfee🔁 Rick Gates guilty plea in Trump-Russia scandal names Republican Congressman palmerreport.comCascas Vintage @cascasimports🔁NBC News: The unnamed Congressman in the Gates information is Rep. Dana Rohrabacher reports. More here: Will @Reaver229🔁Trump promised to hire "... the best people, the best people, the best people...". He promised it THREE TIMES in one sentence, suggesting that whenever he repeats something-- beware--it's likelier to be false. rick_ames @Rick_Ames🔁Now why would Gates, someone secretly paid with his boss Paul Manafort to represent pro-Putin interests in the U.S., lie about Manafort’s meeting with congressman Rohrabacher, the pro-Putin chairman of the House committee with jurisdiction over Russia? 🤔 RainyK @Siadasha🔁.'s takeaway from the charges against Manafort and Gates: these guys sound crazily reckless Jas W Taylor @jaswtaylor1🔁BREAKING: A grand jury in Virginia has returned a new indictment against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, per new filing from the special counsel's office. Status report: Indictment: Nuek 😺 😸 😹 😻 😼 @vnuek🔁Mystery US congressman mentioned in Rick Gates plea document appears to be Dana Rohrabacher washingtonexaminer.comIronic Phase @IronicPhase🔁BREAKING: Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates will plead guilty today to a charge of Conspiracy against the United States and charge of making a false statement.

There will be an announcement of a plea agreement, according to court filings, reports

#Trump🔥Russia 🔊🔜🌊🌊 @MR_PRIME69🔁Manafort indicted, Gates pleads guilty, and a man who can't get security clearance has access to the nation's most sensitive information; and somehow Trump still has followers chant 'Lock her up'.